

Blue Cliff Case 43: Dongshan’s Heat and Cold
Seido talks about our propensity to avoid discomfort and the invitation from this koan to become intimate with life that says “yes”...
Jul 29, 2022


Case 52: Zhaozhou’s Bridge
A disappointed monk traveling to great Master Joshu’s monastery challenges the teacher about what Zen is supposed to look like. Seido...
Jul 15, 2022


Case 91: Yanguan’s Rhinoceros Fan
Seido opens this summer’s koan study with suggestions on how to engage these classical exchanges not from the thinking mind but on a more...
Jul 8, 2022


Garden of Flowers & Weeds: Seppo’s Grain of Rice
Seido introduces koan practice for students of the Soto way that emphasizes the koan that arises in everyday life. This talk includes...
Jun 3, 2022


The Edge of Trauma and Zen
In this talk, Seido summarizes some of the key teachings presented at a recent workshop on healing trauma for Zen practitioners. Included...
May 27, 2022
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